SEC Admits 7 Firms into Digital-asset Sandbox
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) of Nigeria has admitted 7 firms into its Accelerated Regulatory Incubation Program (ARIP), expanding the number of digital-asset...
AI, RegTech and Cyber Resilience Key to Banks’ Growth – NITDA
Kashifu Inuwa, Director General of the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), has told a CNBC Africa panel in Lagos that Nigeria’s banking sector...
NPA Seeks Modernization as Trade Volumes Rise, ANLCA to Aid Oversight
The Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) and the Association of Nigerian Licensed Customs Agents (ANLCA) have agreed to deepen their partnership in order to improve...
CBN Tightens Purge, Withdraws 46 MFB Licenses
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has revoked the operating licenses of 46 microfinance banks with effect from July 1, 2026, a move approved...
NFVCB Turns Talk into Training with New Masterclass Series
In mid-November 2025, the Nigerian Film and Video Censors Board (NFVCB), led by Husseini Shaibu, convened the 5th Peace Anyiam-Osigwe Nigeria Digital Content Regulation...
NUC Clears FUHST Tsafe after Resource Verification, Approves SAZU
The National Universities Commission (NUC) has expressed confidence in the Federal University of Health Sciences and Technology, Tsafe (FUHST), Zamfara State, after carrying out...
NCC Urges States to Cut RoW Barriers for Fibre
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Nigeria’s telecom regulator, has warned that the country must rapidly scale Fibre-to-the-Home (FTTH) infrastructure to reach its $1 trillion...
NPA Sets Rapid‑Response Unit for Port Corridor Traffic
The Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) has set up a multi‑agency task force to tackle traffic gridlock that has resurfaced on Lagos port access roads...
NDIC: 281m Now Fully Insured as Coverage Hike Boosts Stability
Thompson Sunday, Managing Director of the Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation (NDIC), has said that roughly 281 million bank customers are now fully protected after...
NAICOM Embraces Digital Strategy to Raise Insurance Penetration
The National Insurance Commission (NAICOM) has reinforced its commitment to using digital innovation to boost insurance uptake in Nigeria by issuing a Partnering Insurtech...
